Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


WASHINGTON, December 19th.-Among
the papers presented to the Senate was a
communication from the Secretary of the
Treasury, with the report of Special Agent
Jingle on the condition of affairs Oh the
seal islands of Alaska. Referred.
Also, a like communication inclosing
copies of papers relating to the recent bond
ing OF the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany.
Also, memorial of the Constitutional
Convention of the Territory of Utah, ask
ing admission into the Union as State.
with copies of the Constitution. Referred
to the Committee on Territories.
Among the bills reported favorably was
that granting TO California five per cent. of
the net proceeds of cash sales of public
lands in that State.
Pugh offered resolution declaring ii to
be the duty of Congress to revise and
amend the existing internal taxes and tariff
laws. 1t also declares that Congress shall
not adjourn until such remedial laws are
passed. He had never heard any valid rea-
son why whisky-drinkers should be re-
lieved from the payment of this tax. and
why the revenue which il yielded should
be extorted by tariff from the consumers of
the necessaries of life. He knew no better
use to which whisky could be applied than
to the production of the 10000, 900
revenue necessary to pay pensions
and the interest on the war
debt, instead of extorting that amount
from the harmless consumption of i'm
ported articles. AS general compromise
he would repeal the internal tax on to-
bacco, for the reason that tobacco was an
agricultural product, and let the tax on
whisky stand for future consideration. He
would vote for no duty on any article man
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cripple any home industry. Both the Re
publican and Democratic parties had prom
ised to reduce the income to the wants of
the Government, and it was trifling for the
republicans to charge upon the Democratic
party the blame of a failure to revise the
tariff. This Congress would not adjourn
until such change was made in the rev.
enue taxes as would stop the flow of money
from the people into the National / reasury
beyond the needs of the Government. He
would put on the free list chemicals and
raw wool of all the low grades, and salt.
and might be willing to add other articles.
There could be no mistake as to what the
President believes to be the paramount
duty of Congress.
At the close of Pugh's remarks the reso-
luton was ordered 10 lie on the table.
Blair gave notice that he would to-mor-
row ask the Senate to proceed to the con-
sideratiSn of the educational bill.
The Senate then proceeded to executive
business. and when the doors were reop-
ened it adjourned.
House.
WASHINGTON, December 10Th. - The
Speaker announced the appointment of
the Committee on Rules as follows: The
Speaker, Messrs. Randall Mills. Reed and
Cannon.
Dibble of South Carolina offered a reso-
luton referring to the Committee on Ap-
preparations the reports of the Court of
Claims on the French spoliation claims,
with instructions to that committee to re-
port all claims which have been decided
favorably to the claimants in the general
deficiency bill.
After considerable discussion the resolu-
ton was adopted by vote of 163 to 81.
Grosvenor of Ohio offered a resolution
calling on the Secretary of War for a state
ment of the plan and scope of the compi-
lation of the official records of the war of
the rebellion, specifying any change in the
arrangement or subject matter to be pub
lished from that followed while the publi-
cation was in charge of the late Lieutenant
Colonel Scott, and also for copies of all
orders and communications relating to,
permitting, or refusing access to such por-
tions of the war records as have been Sc.
lected for publication. Referred
The House then adjourned until to
morrow.